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CURTAIN POLE RING- No. 337,053. Patented Mar. 2, 1886..

N. PETERS, PhctoL-Rhcgnphor, Washington. D. C.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT D. FIELD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CURTAIN-POLE RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,053, dated March 2,1886.

Application filed Nth-ember 23, 1885. Serial No. 183,648. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT D. FIELD, of New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Curtain Pole Rings; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in curtain-pole rings.

Hitherto it has been customary to construct rings for curtain-poles ofwood, round, oval, or oblong in crosssection, or to construct them ofthin metallic tubing, flat or half-round metal bars, and of thin metal,convex on the outer or exposed side.

The object of my present invention is to provide a ring which willpresent a smooth bearingsurface to the pole, slide freely over anyslight obstruction, form a natural seat for an eyelet, and in which asmall amount of metal is disposed in such a form as to have anattractive and heavy appearance.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the ring in positionon the pole, and Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the ring. Figs. 3 and4 represent modified forms of eyelets.

.A represents the ring. It is preferably constructed of metal out from ablank, or molded and pressed or rolled into shape. The inside or portiontoward the pole is convex and the outside is concave. The rolled-upedges thus formed serve to assist it smoothly over any slight unevennesson the pole. The concave outside face serves as a natural seat for anornamental cord, B, ofgold, silver, or other suitable material adaptedto support an eyelet, G, for the attachment of the curtain; or the cordB may be twisted to form a bight, answering the purpose of an eyelet.The concave face of the ring affords an opportunity of placing thereonother forms of ornamental supporting devices, and when made very brightreflects the light from surrounding objects, giving it a mellow glowwhich hides its slender construction, and causes it to appear heavierand s more costly than it really is. The eyelet C may also be secured tothe ring by spreading apart its two branches, as shown in Fig. 3, andspringing them over the curved edges of the ring. The stem of the eyelet0 may also be inserted inthe crown of the concave portion of the ring,as shown in. Fig. 4, the stem being conveniently formed in two branchesand spread apart within the ring to form retainingpoints.

The ring as above constructed is sufficiently strong to support theheaviest curtain, the metal being disposed in such a form that thebreaking strain is opposed by an arch of metal, thus preventing anytendency of the ring to spring and bind, while the amount of materialemployed in its construction is reduced to a minimum.

It is evident that slight changes mightbe resorted to in the form of thering without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; henceI do not Wish to limit myself str itly to the construction herein setforth; bur

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, a curtain-pole ring made of thinmetal, concave in cross-section on its outer face and convex on itsinner face, and an eyelet secured to said ring against concave surfacethereof, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a curtain -pole ring made of metal, concave incross-section on its outer face and convex in cross-section on its innerface, of an ornamental cord surrounding the ring and seated in thetransverselycurved surface thereof, and an eyelet suspended from saidcord, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT D. FIELD.

